Tag Archives: Social Media

New Lawyer Networking Site Promises to Deliver All the Crappy Things the Other Ones Did

A newly launched online lawyer networking site has promised to deliver all the crappy features that every other failed lawyer networking site has delivered, according to lawyers behind the launch.

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Lawyer Receives Prestigious Award for Tweeting Excellence

An Alabama lawyer has received one of the top legal awards for professional excellence because of extensive tweeting, a bar association trade magazine reported Wednesday.

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Caveman Lawyers Lodge Formal Protest as a Result of “Insensitive Comments”

A group of caveman lawyers has filed a grievance with the American Bar Association over comments made at the ABA Tech Show that they said were “insensitive, unwarranted, and inaccurate.”

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Site Lets You Know if Former Law School Classmates are Doing Better than You

A new social media site promises to let lawyers know when their former law school classmates are “kicking their asses in career advancement,” according to the site’s founders.

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Pioneering Law Firm Says It Will Join the 900 Million People Using Social Media

An innovative mid-size law firm in Austin, Texas, has decided to “bite the bullet” and join an estimated 900 million people worldwide engaged in social media, a press release from the firm announced on Tuesday. Garland, Jacoby and Fleiss, P.A., a 58-attorney employment law boutique firm, said that it had studied the issue extensively before [...]

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Wisconsin Republicans Authorize Purchase of Social Media Site Quora

Republican Senators in Wisconsin have authorized the purchase of Quora, a popular social media site, in an effort to find a quorum and end the political stalemate over collective bargaining rights for state public employees.

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Report Concludes That Dumbshits More Likely to Get Into Trouble When Using Social Media

The report, to be released next week by the Online Bar Association of America, concludes that, while the inherent dangers of social media are “palpable and real, boneheaded dumbshits continue to lead the way in making online legal and ethical lapses.”

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Quick Thinking of Thought Leader Averts Buffet Fiasco

The quick thinking of a national thought leader averted a potential disaster at a Bone ‘n Moan Buffet in Utah on Tuesday, according to social media press reports.

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Jury’s Verdict to Lawyers: “We Don’t Give a F*ck Whether the iPad or Android Tablet is Better”

Having listened to hours of testimony about the iPad and its competitors, a jury returns a verdict of “f#ck off.”

Local Attorney Goes Out of Business After Forgetting to Practice Law

A local attorney acknowledged this week that his law firm failed because he forgot to practice law. It’s the third reported instance this year of “forgetting to practice,” prompting some professional liability insurers to lower insurance rates for newer attorneys because of the lack of potential claims.

New Lawyer Networking Site Promises to Deliver All the Crappy Things the Other Ones Did

A newly launched online lawyer networking site has promised to deliver all the crappy features that every other failed lawyer networking site has delivered, according to lawyers behind the launch.

Lawyer Receives Prestigious Award for Tweeting Excellence

An Alabama lawyer has received one of the top legal awards for professional excellence because of extensive tweeting, a bar association trade magazine reported Wednesday.

Scientists Identify Part of Brain That Lies Fallow When Wife is Around

With potentially massive legal ramifications, scientists in Nova Scotia have identified the portion of the male human brain that lies fallow when the person’s wife is within earshot. The finding comes after three years of study into the odd human behavior that was informally known as “the dude cloud.”

Experts Predict “Strong Growth” in Lawyers Debating Merits of iPad

Legal practice management and technology experts are predicting “continued strong growth” in the new legal subspecialty known as “is the iPad a good tool for lawyers,” according to a report released yesterday from Shiny Things Daily.